Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ‘hereby decrees’ Moscow can hold Victory Day parade
Ukraine president says ‘Red Square shall be excluded’ from any attacks, while Kyiv, Moscow and Trump proclaim three-day ceasefire. What we know on day 1,536
TL;DR
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree 'allowing' Russia's Victory Day parade, with the condition that Red Square be excluded from any Ukrainian attacks.
- A ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia was confirmed to take effect from May 9 to May 11.
- A forest fire broke out in the Chornobyl exclusion zone following a drone crash, though radiation levels were reported as normal.
- Ukraine's SBU security service struck a Lukoil refinery in Perm and an oil pumping station for the second consecutive day.
- Ukraine is experiencing a shortage of air defence missiles, relying heavily on foreign aid.
- Russia has intensified aerial attacks on Ukrainian power substations, causing significant damage to the energy sector.
- Russia complained that Israel turned away a grain shipment from Haifa, which Ukraine claims was stolen from occupied territories.
- Ukraine's air force reported that Russia fired 67 drones overnight, the lowest number in nearly a month.
- Zelenskyy expects US envoys of Donald Trump to visit Ukraine soon to restart talks on ending the invasion.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) reported over 3,000 attacks on Ukraine's healthcare system since February 2022.